Category Archives: Desserts

Let me risk being very cliched here and remark, “How time flies!” because I can’t help if it does, can I? Make It Yum is celebrating its 1st birthday this week and I feel like a seasoned cook now. Almost. At least, I don’t feel intimidated by recipes using more than 5 ingredients or involving more than 5 steps anymore – the realm of possibilities has greatly expanded and lot more yumminess seems within reach now than it did a year ago.

What a surprising year it has been! Things that I had never imagined possible, happened. I cooked complicated recipes with more success than not. A lot of my conversations revolved around cooking. I experimented with new and exotic ingredients. Cakes no longer remained solely my sister’s domain. When family and friends who have known me for years found out about Make It Yum, they were first skeptical, then surprised and now totally supportive of this blog (although my cousins do maintain a healthy skepticism yet and keep me grounded). Continue reading →

Nothing makes me more homesick than a festival. I wouldn’t say I come from a particularly traditional family, but we celebrate a host of festivals and there are some very particular family traditions revolving around each. And mind you, when I say traditions, I don’t mean religious traditions. Whatever day was being celebrated simply wouldn’t be deemed complete without having done the things that were part of its tradition. These traditions have given me a wonderful sense of ‘home’, of knowing where I come from, of where I will always belong. Continue reading →

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You know what they say about birds of a feather. The people I really connect with are those who are passionate about books and reading or are foodies – those whose eyes sparkle whenever food is so much as mentioned. I implicitly trust these people’s recommendations – whether about books or food. When Aditi, who is such a friend to me, mentioned a certain heavenly strawberry cake on facebook, it stayed in my mind for weeks and I knew I had to, had to try it. But I still kept putting it off, waiting for a special occasion for a special cake. Actually, this cake classifies as an every-day cake, so I needn’t have, really. But then, I (ahem) shouldn’t be eating cake everyday! Continue reading →

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Who does not know how to bake a cake? Who wants to be a Cake Goddess (or God, as if such a thing could happen)? Raise your hands. (Or like this post.) Ok. Good. Now that the intention has been declared, lets set about doing it. All you need to do is bake this scrumptious Apple Pecan cake. Seriously, it’s that simple. 1. Read post. 2. Follow recipe. 3. Become Cake Goddess (or God, if we continue to grant the benefit of doubt.) Continue reading →